Three weeks ago a 15-metre sperm whale corpse washed up on Paraparaumu beach, a coastal district about 40 minutes' drive north of Wellington.

A potential cat fight has quietened down in Paihia after a conservation group accused the SPCA of supporting a cat colony in the Village Green.

Two dogs attacked two children, a teenager, an elderly tourist and a dog control officer in Methven after escaping from their yard.

The SPCA'S famous driving dogs could star in their own television show.

A mare and her foal have been poisoned with a cocktail of prescription and over-the-counter drugs by a group of schoolboys.

Shelley Bridgeman isn't fond of cats. She's even gone as far as using cat repellent to keep the neighbourhood cats away.

German wasps stung a Tauranga man so badly he was sick for three days and the skin peeled from his hand.

An albatross has died as heat stress and fly strike hit the protected population of northern royal albatross at Taiaroa Head on Otago Peninsula.

In Australia, companion animal controls are much stronger than ours, writes Brian Rudman. It seems a good first step in dissuading cat - and dog - ownership.

Dr Morgan has his facts right, and his modest proposals are in line with international trends and New Zealand law, writes Charles Daugherty.

The SPCA has rejected claims it releases cats into the wild after Gareth Morgan offered $5 for every unwanted cat it euthanised.

The mother of a woman who was attacked by two dogs is relieved they have been removed from the owners.

Gem the sea lion was yesterday roaming Dunedin's Chisholm Park Golf Course and nearby coastal areas, apparently in search of her pup.

More than 80 per cent of those who live with cats consider them to be a member of the family, writes Bob Kerridge.

Gareth Morgan's campaign to control cats and save native birds could increase animal abuse and the economist should be held accountable, says the SPCA executive president.

The rich and the famous will be breaking out the cucumber sandwiches and champagne this week when they attend the National Yearling Sales at Karaka.

Auckland's top-end hotels and restaurants are being kept busy as horse buyers from around the world descend on Karaka for the National Yearling sales.

Ann Huston took her sons on a voyage to Borneo’s Tanjung Puting National Park to meet their orange relatives.

UNICEF goodwill ambassador Gareth Morgan is known for combining an adventurous spirit with a commitment to original thinking.